Mark S. Humayun
Professor
University Professor of Ophthalmology Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences Director, Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics Co-Director USC Roski Eye Institute Director of Sensory Science Initiatives, USC. Expertise: treatment of the most debilitating and challenging neurosensory diseases through advanced engineering. Dr. Humayun is the co-inventor of Argus II, which offers functional sight to those with complete retinal blindness. In addition, amongst the many other awards and recognitions, Dr. Humayun was named Inventor of the Year by R&D magazine (2005) and top 1 % of ophthalmologists in U.S. News & World Report.
Paul Ronney
Professor and Chair
Dept. of of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, USC. Expertise: Bioengineering (robotic insect propulsion), edge flames, flame propagation in confined geometries (Hele-Shaw cells), internal combustion engines, premixed-gas combustion at microgravity and flame spread over solid fuel beds
Ishwar Puri
Professor and Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, USC. Mork Family Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, USC Expertise: Magnetic Fluids, Molecular Simulations, Nanoscale Heat Transfer, Applied Physics
Juan Carlos Martinez Camarillo
Associate Professor
Dept. of Ophthalmology, USC. Expertise: Ophthalmic surgeon, specializing in clinical and surgical retina, focusing on the development of novel ophthalmic therapeutics. Dr. Martinez is part of the California Project to Cure Blindness team, conducting preclinical studies and imaging for a stem cell-based therapy for advanced dry AMD.
Qilong Ying
Professor
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Anatomical Sciences Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, USC. Dr. Ying lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying embryonic stem (ES) cell self-renewal and differentiation.
Myron Goodman
Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, USC. Goodman’s team is investigating biochemical and physical-chemical mechanisms governing DNA replication fidelity. He has developed a simple polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis assay to measure DNA synthesis fidelity at any DNA template site, and is analyzing how fidelity depends on DNA polymerases, DNA sequences, and on protein components of the replication complex.
Mahnaz Shahidi
Professor
Dept. of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, USC. Expertise: imaging of retinal oxygen delivery and metabolism in experimental models of retinal diseases, characterization of microvascular hemodynamics in ocular and systemic diseases, identification of image-based biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy, and assessment of retinal neurovascular coupling and oxygen metabolism in diabetic retinopathy, sickle cell retinopathy and glaucoma.
David D’Argenio
Professor
Professor in the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chonette Chair of Biomedical Technology. Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Buffalo, SUNY. Co-Director of the USC Biomedical Simulations Resource. USC Expertise: Model-based discovery, development, and precision use of medicines.
Phuong Pham
Assistant Professor, Research
Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, USC.